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Bill Industrial hemp; VDACS to convene work group to assess opportunities for development of industry. Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; industrial hemp marketing plan; report. Directs the Board ofDirectors and Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Economic DevelopmentPartnership Authority to develop a marketing plan for industrialhemp. The bill requires the Authority to report to the Chairmen ofthe House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resourcesand the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and NaturalResources by November 30, 2020, on its marketing plan and its progresstoward meeting the goals and objectives stated in the marketing plan. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 491 Virginia HB 491 (2020)
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Virginia HB 491 (2020) — Industrial hemp; VDACS to convene work group to assess opportunities for development of industry.

Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; industrial hemp marketing plan; report. Directs the Board ofDirectors and Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Economic DevelopmentPartnership Authority to develop a marketing plan for industrialhemp. The bill requires the Authority to report to the Chairmen ofthe House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resourcesand the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and NaturalResources by November 30, 2020, on its marketing plan and its progresstoward meeting the goals and objectives stated in the marketing plan.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0745) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB491ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB491H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB491H1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (13-Y 0-N) — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) — 360 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 0-N) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N) — 360 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Daniel W. Marshall, III — primary (person)
  • James E. Edmunds, II — cosponsor (person)
  • Les R. Adams — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
  • Roxann L. Robinson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100900D introduction
  • 2020-01-03 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2020-01-14 Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture referral-committee
  • 2020-01-22 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-01-29 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-29 Committee substitute printed 20106384D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-01-31 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-03 Committee substitute agreed to 20106384D-H1
  • 2020-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB491H1
  • 2020-02-04 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-04 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-05 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2020-02-06 Impact statement from DPB (HB491H1)
  • 2020-02-17 Assigned ACNR sub: Hemp referral-committee
  • 2020-02-25 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-28 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-28 Reading of amendments waived
  • 2020-02-28 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 2020-02-28 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 2020-02-28 Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-28 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-28 Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-28 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-28 Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-03-02 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-03-02 Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-02 VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-05 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB491ER)
  • 2020-03-06 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-06 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
  • 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 745 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c18a8214-e415-4f9b-897b-75c733586284. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).